8 Oct 2025

Why you should care about today's OCR announcement

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 8 October 2025

The Reserve Bank will announce its Official Cash Rate decision this afternoon. 

While everyone is expecting a cut, economists seem divided on how deep it may fall. 

Here to explain why it matters is Infometrics Chief Executive and Principal Economist Brad Olsen.

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Photo: RNZ